Call for Papers-Silent Film SWTXPCA 2010
Updated 10/27/09
We are still taking submissions!
The Area Chair for Silent Film is seeking papers and presentations on ANY aspect of Silent Film.
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Robert G. Weiner
31st Annual Conference February 10-13, 2010
Southwest/Texas Popular and American Culture Association
http://swtxpca.org/
Submission Deadline: 12/15/09, Priority Registration Deadline 11/1/09
Conference Hotel:
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
330 Tijeras
Albuquerque, NM 87102
505.842.1234
Some topics to consider:
D. W. Griffith's art
Garbo
Modern Silent Films and Filmmakers
Bronco Billy and the Rise of the Western
Studios and companies during the silent age
The birth of Talkies
Al Jolson
Lillian Gish
Silent Documentaries
Silent Horror films
Hitchcock's silent movies
Edison
Birth of Science Fiction and the Fantasy Film
Edwin Porter
Rob Weiner
Humanities Librarian
Texas Tech University
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Information about our areas of study, conference travel, lodging, and the organization can be found on our regularly updated website:
http://swtxpca.org/documents/home.html
We look forward to seeing you this winter in sunny Albuquerque where we invite you to explore Route 66, local pueblos, hiking trails, museums, the Sandia and Isleta casinos, area ski resorts, and nearby Santa Fe.
Conference Rates: Professionals, $140; Graduate students $120; Spouse,
partner $50
31st Annual Conference February 10-13, 2010
Southwest/Texas Popular and American Culture Association
http://swtxpca.org/
Submission Deadline: 12/15/09, Priority Registration Deadline 11/1/09
Conference Hotel:
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
330 Tijeras
Albuquerque, NM 87102
505.842.1234
CFP- SWTXPCA-Special Topics-the Silent Films-Oscar Micheaux
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Robert G. Weiner
31st Annual Conference February 10-13, 2010
Southwest/Texas Popular and American Culture Association
http://swtxpca.org/
Submission Deadline: 12/15/09, Priority Registration Deadline 11/1/09
Conference Hotel:
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
330 Tijeras
Albuquerque, NM 87102
505.842.1234
The area chair for Silent Film is putting together a special panel on the films of Oscar Micheaux specifically his silent films in celebration of Black History Month for 2010. Oscar Micheaux was truly a groundbreaking African American Filmmaker who work stands as a testament to an independent do it yourself work ethic. He worked outside the Hollywood system in a time when that was extremely difficult to do. He also made some great movies including Within Our Gates, Body and Soul (with Paul Robeson), and Murder in Harlem. Oscar Micheaux hated typical moral filmic conventions of the time and tried to best them any way he could.
We are proud to be able to put together a panel honoring this often overlooked innovator.
We welcome any topic on the films and work of Oscar Micheaux.
Please send abstract to
Rob Weiner
Humanities Librarian
Texas Tech University
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Box 53841
Lubbock texas
79453
Information about our areas of study, conference travel, lodging, and the organization can be found on our regularly updated website:
http://swtxpca.org/documents/home.html
We look forward to seeing you this winter in sunny Albuquerque where we invite you to explore Route 66, local pueblos, hiking trails, museums, the Sandia and Isleta casinos, area ski resorts, and nearby Santa Fe.
Conference Rates: Professionals, $140; Graduate students $120; Spouse,
partner $50
31st Annual Conference February 10-13, 2010
Southwest/Texas Popular and American Culture Association
http://swtxpca.org/
Submission Deadline: 12/15/09, Priority Registration Deadline 11/1/09
Conference Hotel:
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
330 Tijeras
Albuquerque, NM 87102
505.842.1234
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